Monticello.

  

Jefferson: America's first weatherman! perhaps.

The Great Clock in the entrance hall,

"powered by two sets of cannon-ball-like weights, which drive its ticking & the striking of a gong on the roof. The weights are strung on ropes and descend in the corners of the room on either side of the clock, through holes in the floor to the cellar below. Jefferson placed labels next to the path of the ticking weights to indicate the days of the week. 

1804, "Jefferson was first confronted with the fact that the length of the descent 

of the clock weights, which he planned to have enclosed in a box, was greater than 

the height of the Entrance Hall."

Into the cellar then for

;) 

Back out into the grounds for a walk around the outbuildings
& into the gardens,

 

where we had a lovely conversation with a volunteer over seasonal 

fruit & veg; what was growing & how it was being put to use.

The pavilion.

I modelled the Jefferson stance from the Intro video.

I like this man.

..............

Historic Michie Tavern 

served as the social center of its community 

& accommodated travelers with food, drink & lodging. 

The Tavern's dining room features hearty C.18th Midday Fare in a rustic tavern setting. 

Servers dressed in period attire (hmm, ish) are pleased to bring you seconds on 

colonial fried chicken, homemade biscuits and our renowned stewed tomatoes.

Shopping opportunities abound at the General store, the Clothier, the Metal Smith... 

all housed in period structures. "